January 29, 1972
Le Bataclan, Paris, France

John Cale, Nico, Lou Reed.

Announcement: Velvets Reform in Melody Maker, January 29, 1972 (TV show/concert news).

TV: Pop 2 French TV show, broadcasted on June 10, 1972, Antenne 2, B&W, 23 min. Includes: Berlin, I'm Waiting For The Man, Heroin, Ghost Story, Femme Fatale intersected with French journalists discussing the VU and the Bataclan show. Unofficial video copies circulate. A 18-minute color copy with only the songs also exist. Excerpts have been used for several VU-related documentaries (Soutbank Show, Nothing Special... etc). The complete film remains unfortunately unavailable.

Tapes: audience, 60 min, B- and soundboard, 65 min, A-.

  1. I'm Waiting For The Man
  2. Berlin
  3. The Black Angel's Death Song
  4. Wild Child
  5. Heroin
  6. Femme Fatale
  7. No One Is There
  8. Frozen Warnings
  9. Janitor Of Lunacy
  10. I'll Be Your Mirror
  11. Ghost Story
  12. The Biggest, The Loudest, The Hairiest
  13. Empty Bottles

Additional After Hours Tracks:

  1. Pale Blue Eyes
  2. Candy Says

 

Sources:
  • Paris 29.1.72 LP and CD (aud, 1-10, 13)
  • Paris 1972 2-SP (snd, 1, 4, 10, 14)
  • And So On LP (aud, 3)
  • The Black Side Of The Street LP (aud, 5)
  • En Concert A L'Enfer LP (aud, 10-14)
  • Psychopath's Rolling Stones CD (aud, 3, 14)
  • Bataclan CD (sb, 1-8, 10-14)
  • Collections CD (sb, 1, 4, 10, 14)
  • Paris 1972 Premium Edition 2-CD (sb, 1-8, 10-14)
  • Caught Between The Twisted Stars 4-CD (sb, 3, 6, 7)

Review: photograph and short report in Melody Maker, February 19, 1972: "The concert was attended by about a thousand people, with twice that number locked out and a minor 'speed-freak riot' in the foyer."

 

Set Biography obtained from VU Home Page

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